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by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 8:03 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: “Five-fold ministry”?
Replies: 8
Views: 192

Re: “Five-fold ministry”?

Heard someone make a comment stating that a church in their town doesn’t teach five-fold ministry. Looked it up and it references the five ministries addressed in Ephesians. Is this teaching associated with a particular denomination? Is it found across denominations? I suppose the next time you see...
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: General Theology
Topic: The Israeli state?
Replies: 25
Views: 661

Re: The Israeli state?

What is the difference between “Israel” and the church? Specifically, it is very clear that salvation is offered to individuals, and not a national basis. And more importantly, individuals who don’t accept Christ or who reject him won’t be saved. In this understanding it’s hard for me to see what ex...
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 3:03 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Biden Fit to be President?
Replies: 47
Views: 982

Re: Is Biden Fit to be President?

Either lying is a measure of fitness for president or it isn't. Which is it? This thread isn’t “Is Trump fit to be President?”, although I think it would be fine if you started such a thread. Everything is relative. If we are going to propose some measure of "fitness" for a particular can...
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Biden Fit to be President?
Replies: 47
Views: 982

Re: Is Biden Fit to be President?

Ken wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 11:37 am
Josh wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 10:19 am Nice whataboutism there.
Either lying is a measure of fitness for president or it isn't. Which is it?
This thread isn’t “Is Trump fit to be President?”, although I think it would be fine if you started such a thread.
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 2:51 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Autocrat vs Institutionalist
Replies: 10
Views: 227

Re: Autocrat vs Institutionalist

Can we have a fourth option for “I disagree with your assumptions that one candidate is institutionalist and one is authoritarian”?
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 10:19 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Is Biden Fit to be President?
Replies: 47
Views: 982

Re: Is Biden Fit to be President?

Nice whataboutism there.
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 9:43 am
Forum: Written Word
Topic: Paul Graham - How to Disagree
Replies: 47
Views: 1285

Re: Paul Graham - How to Disagree

Paul Graham: The most extreme of the things you can't say would be very shocking to most readers. If you doubt that, imagine what people in 1830 would think of our default educated east coast beliefs about, say, premarital sex, homosexuality, or the literal truth of the Bible. We would seem depraved...
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Failed: Pastor Shooting Attempt - Western PA
Replies: 12
Views: 491

Re: Failed: Pastor Shooting Attempt - Western PA

Soloist wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 11:00 pmThe news article suggested that voices were telling him to do it, so it was either mental health or something else
More likely drugs.
by Josh
Thu May 09, 2024 7:58 am
Forum: Anabaptist Theology and Practice
Topic: Morals & ethics behind supporting certain mission efforts?
Replies: 51
Views: 1376

Re: Morals & ethics behind supporting certain mission efforts?

steve-in-kville wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 6:51 am Unfortunately, that's the best you can do for someone in that situation.
I've hit a point where I don't think enabling an addiction is doing good at all. That's why I like working with places that have rather strict rules, so I know the help will actually be helping.
by Josh
Wed May 08, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries
Replies: 142
Views: 3336

Re: Poll: Auto Accident Fatalities and Injuries

Arkansas’s was something like 17%… considered way too high back then. Colorado is usually the lowest and it’s over 20% now.

(DC of course is a playground for the wealthy.)